Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Management Zones

The Grizzly Bear Recovery Zone is the geographic extent of Alberta which indicates the intention of the Government of Alberta to recover grizzly bears. The Recovery Zone is also be a priority for attractant management, management of other sources of human-bear conflict, and building public education, awareness, and understanding of grizzly bears and their recovery. The Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Management Zones dataset contains four layers: Grizzly Bear Core Access Management Area, Grizzly Bear Secondary Access Management Area, Grizzly Bear Habitat Linkage, and Grizzly Bear Support Zone. Please see the individual metadata records for additional details on each layer.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 18:51 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 18:51 (UTC)
contact_email	Glenn.Mack@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Environment and Parks", "fr": "Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Gouvernement de l'Alberta; Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2022-09-15 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["-CANADA", "ACCESS-MANAGEMENT", "ALBERTA", "BIOTA", "GRIZZLY-BEAR", "HABITAT", "PLANNINGCADASTRE", "RECOVERY-PLAN", "SENSITIVE-SPECIES", "URSUS-ARCTOS-HORRIBILIS", "WILDLIFE", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["-CANADA", "GESTION DES ACCÈS", "ALBERTA", "BIOTE", "GRIZZLY", "HABITAT", "CADASTRE DE PLANIFICATION", "PLAN DE REDRESSEMENT", "ESPÈCES SENSIBLES", "URSUS-ARCTOS-HORRIBILIS", "FAUNE", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	irregular